Seed bowl that can’t be flung to the ground?!

[starrymist]

Hi everyone, it’s been a while!

We had something of a cage calamity this week & needed to get Sunny a new cage.
We got a Ferplast Rekord which is similar to the 1 he was in.  The seed pots are a bit different & my immediate reaction is I’m not a fan, the way they now swivel out means a bird could escape if one forgot to ‘lock’ it, I could see this happening all too easily.  
Also, they seem quite deep with a smaller hole & I would be concerned that a bird could fall in but then not get out easily.

Sunny has moved into the cage but he is very reluctant to use the feeder, I ended up hanging some in a pot on the side & he was straight in there. 

Anyway, I’m thinking it may be better to use something hanging on the cage permanently.  My problem is that Sunny thinks it’s the BEST GAME EVER to chuck hanging pots off the side.  Can anyone suggest 1 that would outwit him?  I do have a large plastic click & lock 1 but it is HUGE, too huge really.

Thanks in advance for any help! 

[Loz]

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I use these (also the larger sized model, too).

I have some naughty tinkers who can lift the bowls but no one has yet managed to dump them on the floor!

[starrymist]

Thanks loz, that’s helpful! I’ve never had a bud who is such a hooligan as this wee fellow! 🤣

[criswell]

I agree about the seeds pots in ferplast cages. When Dexter was in quarantine and he was only a couple of months old he did get stuck in one of the seed pots. Luckily my partner was there so saw what happened and helped him out. I stopped using the pots after that. I wish ferplast sold something else that you could use in place of the seed pots to block the gap. They do sometimes swivel round on their own as the clip works lose. Dexter's cage doors are open all day so it doesn't matter if that happens.

I use these feeders which Dexter rattles sometimes but hasn't been able to unhook.

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[starrymist]

Thanks criswell, what a worry for you when Dexter fell in, that’s quite shocking actually, so dangerous. Thanks for the warning about them coming loose too, I’ll add some tape to them. It’s strange as the old Ferplast cage had excellent seed pots where the dome lid spun inwards vertically, there was no way a bird could escape, them come loose or be any danger to a bird, I wish they hadn’t changed them!

[Ira]

Peri fell into one too, that contained water. My housemate happened to be in the room and was about to scoop him out when he got himself out.

[starrymist]

Sept 30, 2023 21:17:05 GMT Ira said:

Peri fell into one too, that contained water. My housemate happened to be in the room and was about to scoop him out when he got himself out.

That’s really bad Ira. 😕 Glad he was ok

Also, I’ve just noticed Munchy is no longer with you, I’m so sorry.  (Not been on here for a while)

[Ira]

No. Been a year and a half now. I still miss him and his antics.

[starrymist]

Oh, that’s a long time, I’m sorry.